8 most powerful handguns in the world
In today's world, it's hard to feel completely safe, especially if you watch a few evening news on TV. Many people resort to pretty serious self-defense methods and are not stingy with spending a few hundred bucks on weapons. And if in our country the sale and free carrying of pistols is prohibited, then in many other states guns go like hotcakes. In today's selection, we present you a list of the 8 most powerful pistols in the world worthy of participation in the best action movies. To deal serious damage with this weapon, it is not necessary to hit the head. The main thing is just to get there.
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1-2. Revolvers Taurus Raging Bull 454 and Taurus Raging Bull 500
In the US, this gun is a fairly popular hunting weapon. Yes Yes! You got it right. Hunting with a pistol. Due to its caliber, the Taurus Raging Bull can easily replace a good shotgun. And if you load it with a 454 Casull cartridge, you can try to hunt even an elephant. This pistol can also use ammunition such as bullets, shot,s and buckshot. A drum with a capacity of 7-8 rounds will also come in handy. Optionally, this revolver can also be equipped with an additional sight.
3. Pistol Thunder 50 BMG
An almost universal pistol that will become a faithful assistant in the event of a war with robots, or if you just need to punch a hole in the wall and the perforator was not around. The Thunder 50 BMG single-shot pistol was first shown to the public in 2004. It uses a muzzle brake and a hydraulic barrel recoil system, which significantly reduces recoil. To give you a better idea of the full scale of the power of this pocket artillery, let's say that Thunder 50 BMG cartridges are also used in the M2HB machine gun and the Barret M82A1 sniper rifle.
4. Pfeifer Zeliska revolver in caliber 600 Nitro Express
The name of this revolver is associated with the name of the person, thanks to which he was born. The Austrian gunsmith and lover of shooting from powerful revolvers Adolf Celiska decided to start creating this revolver back in 1995. According to his sketches, a revolver weighing 6 kg and 55 cm long was made. this can lead to serious injury to the wrist. Well, or the gun will just fly out of your hands.
5. Pistol Desert Eagle cal. fifty
The famous gun with a big name lit up, it seems, in all action movies and video games. The first Desert Eagle was developed in 1983, or rather its most powerful version is the Model 50 AE. The muzzle energy of the bullet is 2000 J, the same as that of the AK-47. This pistol, like the previous one on the list, has a very strong and uncontrollable recoil. An inexperienced shooter, using this weapon, can seriously harm his health, so the use of a pistol was strictly limited.
6. Revolver Smith and Wesson Magnum-500
In January 2003, Smith and Wesson presented to the public its new revolver chambered for the powerful 500 SW Magnum cartridge. It was equipped with a 5-shot drum, a muzzle brake, and a rather impressive barrel. The cartridge designed for this pistol was originally intended for hunting large animals. Shooting from it is accompanied by powerful recoil, sound, and flash. Muzzle energy - 4100 J. Weight - 2 kg.
7. RSh-12 (assault revolver caliber 12 mm)
This revolver was developed in 2000 and in terms of its power, it will not yield to any foreign competitor. Depending on the place and purpose in the revolver, various cartridges with different types of bullets can be used: from lightweight to armor-piercing. Weight - 2.2 kg without accessories. Installation on the gun of various sights and lanterns is provided. Used in close combat.
8 Tobis Pistol
This pistol is considered to be the largest revolver in the world! It was created by gunsmith Richard Tobis in 2002 based on the prototype Remington revolver of 1858 on a 3:1 scale. The revolver shoots quite accurately at a distance of up to 100 m. But keep in mind that shooting it alone and without a stand may not be the best idea ...
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